Battle of Wolgast

The Battle of Wolgast occurred on 2 September 1628 during the Low Saxon War and the Thirty Years' War. The battle saw Albrecht von Wallenstein's Catholic army decisively defeat the Danish army of King Christian IV of Denmark, forcing him to sign the Treaty of Lubeck in 1629 and end Danish participation in the war.

Siege
Hoping to capitalize off of the Catholic general Albrecht von Wallenstein's defeat in the Siege of Stralsund, King Christian IX of Denmark began to raise an army on the island of Usedom. On 11 August 1628, he marched to Wolgast and captured it without resistance from the Imperial garrison, and the local population supported him in turning Wolgast into a fortress. Meanwhile, Albrecht von Wallenstein and 7,000 troops marched east to face the Danes at Wolgast, facing 6,000 Danish troops.

On 22 August, the Imperial army's 33 infantry companies, 20 cuirassier companies, and 11 cannon attacked the Danish army's 6,000 troops (including 1,500 cavalry and 400 Scottish troops). Wallenstein quickly wiped out the Danish right flank, killing 1,000 Danish troops and capturing 600. Christian and many of his troops fled on ships at night, while, the next day, the Danish garrison of Wolgast surrendered and the town was sacked and burned.